The Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday sided with two Nevada churches, ruling that the state’s COVID-19 restrictions on church attendance is unconstitutional.
The decision comes after two churches, Calvary Chapel Lone Mountain in Las Vegas and Calvary Chapel Dayton Valley in Lyon County, had earlier this year challenged Gov. Steve Sisolak’s limits on places of worship, which currently sits at a maximum of 50 people or 25 percent of capacity, whichever is less. Other businesses, including restaurants and casinos, are subject to 25 percent capacity but no hard cap on people.
